For a couple of old folks who ordinarily don't travel more than 200-300 miles in a day we broke all our records. First of all we got up about 4:00 AM, had a cup of coffee at the truck stop cafe and an extra cup to go. We were on the road at 4:45 AM. Our original goal was Las Cruses, New Mexico but it wasn't more than 11:00 AM when we went through there. We just kept going and before we knew it we were through New Mexixo and into Arizona.
That's all it takes for Richard to get the urge to drive longer and reach our destination. This time we were going beyond Phoenix and up into the mountains. We didn't stop until we reached Camp Verde, AZ. This is a place of beauty in an otherwise not so beautiful state. It's cooler up there. without going very far you can go up into the mountains to Jerome, AZ, an old copper mining town, now a tourist trap. Actually, you should go there. It's worth the trip up the mountains to see. Or you can stay in the valley and enjoy the beauty. It's very pretty in all directions. There are not many places in Arizona where anything is pretty.
There are signs that say watch for animals but I have yet to see one. A dead fox or coyote but nothing else. Now thats a switch from Texas. The Eastern half of Texas is a feast for the eyes when it comes to wildlife. Not so in Arizona. Surely there must be places around where wildlife can live and flourish, but we haven't seen much of it anywhere in Arizona. Rumors abound of stories of Javelina and snakes in the campground but so far not in our area.
From 5:00 AM to after 7:00 PM neither of us was very stiff or sore. That speaks well for our 2005 Ford 350 Super Duty Deisel, 4 wheel Drive truck. Richard loves his truck. I know he wishes I knew about and could talk about things like torque and boost and RPMs. But I don't. He can talk trucks with some guy at some campground down the road.
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